Gambia vs Morocco: People practicing open defecation
Gambia
0.0%
in 2024
Morocco
0.1%
in 2024
Gambia rank
119th
Morocco rank
116th
People practicing open defecation over time
- Gambia
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 119th and Morocco ranks 116th of 214 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 17.6% | 13.5% | Morocco |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 6.8% | 5.2% | Morocco |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people practicing open defecation, Gambia or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people practicing open defecation between Gambia and Morocco?
- 0.1%, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Morocco?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Morocco rank globally for people practicing open defecation?
- Gambia ranks 119th and Morocco ranks 116th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.